The Vogue Valentino Party

“When I was sixteen, all my friends would come over, and we would just stay here all day long and hang out,” Gia Coppola said of the Malibu Colony beachside where her mother, Jacqui Getty, is renting a bungalow from Chrome Hearts designer Laurie Stark this summer. The mother-daughter duo hosted a Vogue Valentino party at the beach abode on Saturday, along with Lisa and Nathalie Love, to celebrate the fashion house’s fall 2011 collection.

At the casual get-together, model Rachel Roberts lounged on a white terry-cloth banquette, while designer Irene Neuwirth,Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Camilla Belle (wearing a Red Valentino strapless crocheted dress) took full advantage of the idyllic beachfront. “We’ve been soaking up the sun!” said Belle. Dakota Johnson, whose father rented the same bungalow several years back, shared her own childhood memories, while Katherine Ross and screenwriter Becky Johnston watched their two young daughters play dress-up in Valentino’s new fall heels. Zelda Williams, whose birthday was the next day, admired the ruffled and lace collection and contemplated what she would wear to her own party the next day. “I’m going to wear a dress,” she said, “I’m turning 22, and I’d love to feel like a woman.” And while Malibu neighbors like Jane Ross and producer Brian Grazer (who had biked over from his beach house several doors down) arrived early, those coming from more far-flung locales fought traffic and arrived fashionably late. “What a lovely way to spend a Saturday evening: three hours in the car, then half an hour at the party, then three hours in the car back,” Jessica Joffe said teasingly. “But the company made it worth it!” interjected Nathalie Love with a laugh.